"receding" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more receding [comparative], most receding [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} receding (comparative more receding, superlative most receding)
  1. Going or moving back or further away from a previous position; gradually diminishing. Translations (moving further away): refluus (Latin), whakaawe (Maori)
    Sense id: en-receding-en-adj-7XJVtaDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 12 15 30 Disambiguation of 'moving further away': 97 3
  2. That recedes.
    Sense id: en-receding-en-adj-TIBHTDwc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 12 15 30

Noun [English]

Forms: recedings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} receding (plural recedings)
  1. The action of something that recedes.
    Sense id: en-receding-en-noun-LPGX9K7J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 12 15 30
  2. A recessed part.
    Sense id: en-receding-en-noun-rQfWJBhL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 12 15 30

Verb [English]

Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} receding
  1. present participle and gerund of recede Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: recede
    Sense id: en-receding-en-verb-bFJlVTUN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 12 15 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 20 13 18 28

Inflected forms

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